''Three Fathers for Anna'' (german: Drei Väter um Anna) is a 1939 German
comedy film
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directed by
Carl Boese
Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917)
* ''Donna Lucia ...
and starring
Ilse Werner
Ilse Werner (; born Ilse Charlotte Still, 11 July 1921 – 8 August 2005) was a Dutch-German actress, singer, and musical whistler.
Life
She was born in Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia) to a Dutch father, merchant and plantation owner, ...
,
Hans Stüwe
Hans Stüwe (14 May 1901 – 13 May 1976) was a German film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Prinz Louis Ferdinand'' (1927)
* ''Potsdam (film), Potsdam'' (1927)
* ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927)
* ''The Bordello in Rio'' (1927)
* ''Ass ...
and
Theodor Danegger
Theodor Danegger (31 August 1891 – 11 October 1959) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1959. He was born in Lienz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria.
Selected filmography
* ''Without Witnesse ...
.
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It was made by the German company
UFA
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at the firm's
Berlin
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studios, with some
location shooting
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taking place around
Passau
Passau (; bar, label=Central Bavarian, Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany, also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers") as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
Passau's popu ...
in
Bavaria
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.
Synopsis
A ship's doctor has a young woman placed in his care when her mother dies at sea. Her real father may be one of three men living in a rural
Bavarian village.
Cast
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Ilse Werner
Ilse Werner (; born Ilse Charlotte Still, 11 July 1921 – 8 August 2005) was a Dutch-German actress, singer, and musical whistler.
Life
She was born in Batavia (present-day Jakarta, Indonesia) to a Dutch father, merchant and plantation owner, ...
as Anna
*
Hans Stüwe
Hans Stüwe (14 May 1901 – 13 May 1976) was a German film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Prinz Louis Ferdinand'' (1927)
* ''Potsdam (film), Potsdam'' (1927)
* ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927)
* ''The Bordello in Rio'' (1927)
* ''Ass ...
as Dr. Bruck
*
Theodor Danegger
Theodor Danegger (31 August 1891 – 11 October 1959) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1959. He was born in Lienz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria.
Selected filmography
* ''Without Witnesse ...
as Herr Ameiser
*
Josefine Dora
Josefine Dora (born Isidora Emilie Friese; 13 November 1867 – 28 May 1944) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in over 100 films, generally in supporting roles such as in ''The Virtuous Sinner'' (1931).Prawer p.137
Selected f ...
as Frau Ameiser
*
Beppo Brem
Beppo Brem (11 March 1906 in Munich, German Empire – September 5, 1990 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor, who was in over 200 film and television productions between 1932 and 1990. He often played stereotypically Bavarian characte ...
as Herr Fenzl
*
Karel Stepanek
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* Karel (given name)
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* Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer
* Gr ...
as Matschek
*
Roma Bahn
Roma Bahn (1896–1975) was a German stage and film actress.Fuegi p.201 On stage she was notable for her performances as Polly in the original 1928 production of ''The Threepenny Opera''. In cinema she played supporting roles in films made during ...
as Donka
*
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* Irmgard of Berg (fl. 12th century), German noble, daughter of Adolf VI, Count of Berg
* Irmgard of Chiemsee (c. 831/833 – 16 July 866)
* Irmgard of Cleves (c. 130 ...
as Frau Fenzl
*
Georg Vogelsang
Georg Vogelsang (1883–1952) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.216 He specialised in Bavarian character parts.
Selected filmography
* '' The Secret of Castle Elmshoh'' (1925)
* '' Three Fathers for Anna'' (1939)
* ''The Eternal Spring'' ...
as Gsodmair
*
Tonio Riedl as Martl
*
Josefine Berger
Josefine is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Josefine Balluck (1908–1984), Austrian actress with dwarfism, played a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz"
*Josefine Cronholm (born 1971), Swedish jazz vocalist
*Josefine Engström, Swe ...
as Mareile
*
Anneliese von Eschstruth
Anneliese (, ) is a female given name of either German, Dutch or Nordic origin. It is a compound form of "Anna" and "Liese", a short form of " Elisabeth".
It may refer to:
* Anneliese Bauer, East German slalom canoer who competed in the late 195 ...
as Gräfin Weißenfels
*
Lothar Glathe
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as Schuckert, Matrose
References
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External links
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1939 comedy films
German comedy films
1939 films
Films of Nazi Germany
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Carl Boese
UFA GmbH films
Films set in Bavaria
Seafaring films
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
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